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In some circumstances, foreclosure can be inevitable – loss of employment, changes in life circumstances, divorce – all can result in the loss of one’s home. Bankruptcy can often help protect people in tough circumstances from liability on their mortgages, giving them the option to walk away without owing their lender any money. Condos, townhomes, [...]

Soap opera star Hunter Tylo has filed for bankruptcy.  It appears she has some medical debt and from the list of creditors, for more information on her creditors see this article about Hunter Tylo’s bankruptcy.  This case shows like the other celebrity ones that the rich and famous also have money problems.  Read the documents: [...]

 Lawyers’ fees will vary from attorney to attorney.  However, the actual court cost for filing bankruptcy will not deviate.  For Chapter 7 bankruptcy, the current filing fee charged by the Clerk of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court is $299.00.  For Chapter 13 bankruptcy, the current filing fee is $274.00.  The filing fees can be paid in [...]

I guess this is a great year for bankruptcies, the usual mix of celebrities and corporations now includes a college that has been open for over 150 years.  All is not lost because apparently the State of Tennessee will be taking over the college and reopening it.  The university owes almost half a million in [...]

The now infamous debt collector with the fake court room has become a Chapter 13 bankruptcy debtor himself.  After facing a lawsuit by the Attorney General of Pennsylvania and a hospital upset for millions in possibly uncollectable debts because of his actions, he has filed Chapter 13 bankruptcy to apparently to avoid the case in [...]